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BEGINNER

PIANO
LESSONS

14 Week Course

By Dylan Laine

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1 WEEK ONE
Sitting At The Piano, Finger Numbers, Hand Position

4 WEEK TWO
Middle C, The Musical Alphabet, White Keys

7 WEEK THREE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sharps, Flats, Black Keys

10 WEEK FOUR
Half Steps, Whole Steps, How To Define Chords

13 WEEK FIVE
Major Chords, C Major, G Major, F Major

17 WEEK SIX
Minor Chords, A Minor, E Minor, D Minor

21 WEEK SEVEN
Block Chords, Broken Chords, Chord Charts

24 WEEK EIGHT
Happy Birthday, Amazing Grace, Chord Progression

27 WEEK NINE
Rhythms, Quarter Notes, Half Notes

30 WEEK TEN
Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes, The Staff And Grand Staff

33 WEEK ELEVEN
Measures, Time Signature, Rhythm Practice

36 WEEK TWELVE
Bass Clef Notes, Treble Clef Notes, Note Memorization

39 WEEK THIRTEEN
Locating C, Ledger Lines, Reading Music

42 WEEK FOURTEEN
Reading Block Chords, Broken Chords, Hands Together
INTRODUCTION
Before Getting Started...

Hello! My name is Dylan Laine and I will


be guiding you through this fourteen-
week course. I am so glad you're here!
At the bottom of each lesson, you will
find a link titled, "Click To View Video."
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WEEK ONE
Lesson One: Sitting At The Piano

1 Sit on the front half of


your bench or chair. 2 Adjust the keyboard
stand or bench height.

3 Keys should be
elbow-height. 4 Rest your hands on
the keys.

5 Elbows should rest in


front of your stomach. 6 Adjust your bench if
needed for #4.

7 Loosen your wrists,


straighten your back. 8 Keep your feet flat on
the ground or stool.

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WEEK ONE
Lesson Two: Finger Numbers

2 3
1 4
5

Remember:
Thumb = Finger 1
Pointer = Finger 2
Middle = Finger 3
Ring = Finger 4
Pinky = Finger 5

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WEEK ONE
Lesson Three: Hand Position

1 Place both hands on


the keys.

2 Keep your fingers


curved and relaxed.

3 Imagine a small ball


beneath your palms.

4 Make sure your


wrists stay loose.

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WEEK TWO
Lesson Four: Finding Middle C

C D E F

Where Is Middle C?
On the piano, each key has a specific
note name. Black keys occur in groups
of two and three, and each white key
directly to the left of two black keys is a
C note. On an 88-key keyboard, middle
C is the fourth C from the left. On a 76-
key, 61-key, and 49-key keyboard, it is
the third C from the left.

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WEEK TWO
Lesson Five: The Musical Alphabet

ABCD
C
EFG
Memorize:
The musical alphabet
is made of letters A
through G. After G,
the alphabet starts
back over again at A!

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WEEK TWO
Lesson Six: White Piano Keys

C D E F G A B

White Piano Keys


C is a white piano key directly to the left
of two black keys. If we ascend using
white keys, the musical alphabet tells us
which note comes next. For example, D is
the white key above C. E is the white key
above D, and so on. These notes are
referred to as "natural" because they
are neither "sharp" nor "flat." We will
learn more about sharps and flats in
lessons seven and eight.

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WEEK THREE
Lesson Seven: Sharps

C# D# F# G# A#

C D E F G A B

What Is A Sharp?
A sharp (written as "#") note is one
key above the natural version of itself.
For example, C# is the black key
immediately to the right of a C natural.

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WEEK THREE
Lesson Eight: Flats

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WEEK THREE
Lesson Nine: Black Piano Keys

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WEEK FOUR
Lesson Ten: Half Steps

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WEEK FOUR
Lesson Eleven: Whole Steps

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WEEK FOUR
Lesson Twelve: How To Define Chords

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WEEK FIVE
Lesson Thirteen: Major Chords

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WEEK FIVE
Lesson Fourteen: C Major Chord

Right Hand Left Hand


Finger 1 on C Finger 5 on C

Finger 3 on E Finger 3 on E

Finger 5 on G Finger 1 on G

Play CEG Play CEG


together! together!

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WEEK FIVE
Lesson Fifteen: G Major Chord

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WEEK FIVE
Lesson Sixteen: F Major Chord

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WEEK SIX
Lesson Seventeen: Minor Chords

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WEEK SIX
Lesson Eighteen: E Minor Chord

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WEEK SIX
Lesson Nineteen: A Minor Chord

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WEEK SIX
Lesson Twenty: D Minor Chord

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WEEK SEVEN
Lesson Twenty-One: Block Chords

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WEEK SEVEN
Lesson Twenty-Two: Broken Chords

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WEEK SEVEN
Lesson Twenty-Three: Chord Charts

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WEEK EIGHT
Lesson Twenty-Four: Happy Birthday

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WEEK EIGHT
Lesson Twenty-Five: Amazing Grace

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WEEK EIGHT
Lesson Twenty-Six: Chord Progression

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WEEK NINE
Lesson Twenty-Seven: Rhythm

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WEEK NINE
Lesson Twenty-Eight: Quarter Notes

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WEEK NINE
Lesson Twenty-Nine: Half Notes

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WEEK TEN
Lesson Thirty: Dotted Half Notes

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WEEK TEN
Lesson Thirty-One: Whole Notes

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WEEK TEN
Lesson Thirty-Two: The Staff

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WEEK ELEVEN
Lesson Thirty-Three: Measures

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WEEK ELEVEN
Lesson Thirty-Four: Time Signature

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WEEK ELEVEN
Lesson Thirty-Five: Rhythm Practice

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WEEK TWELVE
Lesson Thirty-Six: Treble Clef Notes

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WEEK TWELVE
Lesson Thirty-Seven: Bass Clef Notes

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WEEK TWELVE
Lesson Thirty-Eight: Note Memorization

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WEEK THIRTEEN
Lesson Thirty-Nine: Locating C

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WEEK THIRTEEN
Lesson Forty: Ledger Lines

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WEEK THIRTEEN
Lesson Forty-One: Reading Music

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WEEK FOURTEEN
Lesson Forty-Two: Reading Block Chords

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WEEK FOURTEEN
Lesson Forty-Three: Reading Broken Chords

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WEEK FOURTEEN
Lesson Forty-Four: Hands Together

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THANK YOU!
What's next?

Congratulations on completing my
Beginner Piano Lessons course! I wish
you the best as you continue growing in
your skills as a pianist, and would like
to encourage you to stay patient with
yourself throughout the process.

If you are interested in viewing


additional piano, ukulele, guitar, and
songwriting tutorials, please visit:

http://www.youtube.com/dylanlaine

Blessings,
Dylan Laine

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